My Best Friend's Brother (ON HOLD)

1. Drag Queen

"Dwight, you ignorant slut!"Michael shouts from the roof of the Dunder Mifflin office. Emery and I have been watching The Office since nine this morning; it's almost four now... I look away from the tv to Eli asleep in the recliner. I take a minute to admire his...decorated face. Suddenly the doorbell rings and his eyes snap open. I look away before he catches me staring.

"That's Dustin." He mumbles, sleepily, while scratching his head.

"You gonna get the door?" Emery looks at him, then bites her lip to keep from laughing.

He sighs and heaves himself out of the chair muttering something about her being lazy. When he's out of the room, a giggle escapes my throat.

"Don't let him hear you laugh!" Emery smacks my leg.

"I can't help it!" I squeak.

A few seconds later we hear the door open and Dustin's voice. "Heyahhhh-wha-what's up?"

We hear the door click closed. "The girls are watching tv; I fell asleep."

"That explains it." Dustin mutters under his breath, but Eli doesn't hear it.

"What?"

"Nothing."

Let me explain. Two hours ago Eli fell asleep, and Em thought it would be a good idea to give him a "make-over." We didn't give him a regular make-over either; no, we made it look like it was done by a five-year-old. The eyeliner is jagged and uneven, green eyeshadow reaches all the way to his eyebrows, and the florescent purple lipstick looks like it was done by Miranda Sings herself.

Dustin gives Em and I a thumbs-up from behind Eli, and I pull my phone out to use as an excuse when I start laughing. Obviously, I eventually will; I've never had a good poker face. Also, there's just something about seeing the guy you've been in love with for two years with his make-up done horrendously.

"You guys wanna go out and do something?" Dustin asks.

"Absolutely!" Emery responds enthusiastically, jumping off the couch and runs up the stairs.

Her response causes me to start laughing, so I quickly look at my phone.

"What's so funny?" Eli smiles at me.

Shoot! I didn't think he'd ask what I was laughing at. Now I have to think of a lie...

"Oh, uh..." Think Vi! "Calvin is texting." Perfect. "You know how we got paired for our Home Ec. class? Well, he just texted saying he needed to meet up to discuss our 'married life.'" I force a laugh and Dustin cringes.

"Oh..." He nods frowning. "Funny."

"You guys ready to go?" Em skips down the stairs.

"Um, I'm gonna go change." Eli says and starts walking towards the stairs.

"Wait!" Em shouts, and he turns to her. "Why are you changing? You look fine." He's wearing a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt. She's right; he looks fine. Actually, better than fine, he looks great. He looks fine...

"I'll be right down."

"He's so gonna find out." Dustin whispers once we hear Eli's room door close.

"Ugh, I know. Why did he have to go change?"

Dustin's eyes flicker to me. "I'm sure he has his reasons."

I wrack my brain trying to think of reasons he felt the need to change. All I can come up with is he probably did it to impress the girls we'll walk pass while we're out, they're always staring after him, drooling. Just the thought makes my blood boil, and he's not even mine.

The comfortable silence the three of us have fallen into is suddenly broken. "Emery!!!" Eli can be heard thundering down the stairs when Dustin looks at Em. "Nice knowing you..."

Eli comes into the room with a murderous expression on his face.

"It was Vi's idea!" Emery shouts.

"Emery Claire Cooper! It so was not!" I look at Eli's red face. "It was not my idea."

Emery turns to me. "Just throw me under the bus, thanks!"

In a blur, she's tackled to the floor, and Eli starts tickling her.

"Eli! No stop!" She squeals. "Eli, I'm gonna pee!" Eli continues tickling her with one hand and pulls a permanent marker from his pocket with the other.

"He's got a marker!" I warn my best friend who hasn't adequately breathed in almost a minute. Before she can register my words, Eli is drawing with black marker all over his sister's face.

"Ha!" Eli gets off his sister, a triumphant smile on his face. "Have fun getting that off."

When I finally get a look at my best friend's face, I clap my hand over my mouth to keep from laughing.

"I always thought she acted like a Dictator..." Dustin whispers, and that's when I lose it.

"Vi, tell me the damage." My best friend's eyes are squeezed shut as she waits for me to speak. "I know I have a Hitler mustache but what else. What's on my cheek?"

"That my dear cousin," Dustin comes up from behind me and puts his hands on my shoulders. "Is what puts the dick in dictator."

Emery's eyes snap open. "Eli that's so gross!" She jumps off the floor and stomps toward the guest bathroom.

Eli's blue eyes snap to me, and Dustin's hold on my shoulders tightens. Crap.

"No, please Eli."

"Chill," He flicks Dustin's hands off my shoulders. "I'm not going to do anything...yet." He bends down and whispers in my ear. "Just remember, payback's no fun..."

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